DENY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DENY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENY
No single letter turns DENY into another word.
How DENY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DENY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about DENY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DENY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To state that something is not true.
Deny came through French from a Latin word meaning to say no, and it works in two directions: refusing a statement and refusing a person something. Both are medieval in English.
How DENY is used
Denied, denies. Takes an object.
- They deny it flatly and produce no evidence either way.
- The word deny came through French from Latin.
- To deny somebody access is the second sense.
- Both senses of deny are medieval in English.
- Nobody will deny that much.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DENY
The 4 tiles of DENY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DENY
2 longer words begin with DENY.
Words ending in DENY
1 words end in DENY. Useful as a back hook: play DENY onto a word already on the board.
Words with DENY inside
6 words contain DENY in the middle. Words that start with DENY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DENY
Common questions about DENY
- Is DENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENY worth?
- DENY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENY mean?
- To state that something is not true.
- What letters can be added to DENY?
- No single letter can be added to DENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DENY:
Open DENY in the Word Finder